The platitude on offer is that refugees have made meaningful contributions to society.

Can you show me an example of someone saying that refugees have not made meaningful contributions to society? No, probably not by anyone credible. The main conversation I hear surrounding the so-called "refugee crisis" is how many refugees can be accommodated, and the .

So, why is the Met taking a question of rational feasibility being raised by an increasingly alarmed and displaced population, and framing it as as though the displaced population is simply xenophobic and incapable of seeing the benefits of accommodating any refugees at all.

There are places in the world where the local population would gladly trade any and all contributions refugees are making, in order to not have them creating their own incompatible society on top of the local inhabitants. That is just a statement of fact. But obviously, this is not what the Met is suggesting, or even acknowledging.

I don't really see this as commentary, I see it as virtue-signalling propaganda from an organization that is both "punching down," and has no skin in the game.